The Swansea City man made his first start of the New Year at QPR on Saturday – a position he is hoping to retain in Tuesday's clash at Blackpool.<\/p>\n
However, the man who Paulo Sousa has tried to turn into a midfielder, is not taking anything fopr granted least of all his new contract when his current deal expires in the summer.<\/p>\n
He told BBC Sport "It's been a really tough season for me <\/p>\n
"I picked up an injury at the start of the season and it took me four or five months to get back.<\/p>\n
"Since then I've been working really hard to get back in the team which has been really difficult because the gaffer [Paulo Sousa] already has his first 11 and 16.<\/p>\n
"But I always said I felt part of the project a few years ago with new players and going up from League One, and I wanted to help the team in the new project we are in now which is to try to get into the play-offs.<\/p>\n
"You never know. There's still eight games to go and maybe the play-offs," he said.<\/p>\n
"Football changes in one day. You play a good game and score a few important goals and everybody loves you.<\/p>\n
"You get an injury and you are out, and you are nobody.<\/p>\n
"I will try to enjoy the rest of the season and wait for things to happen."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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